Swevenings

Sweating lightly, she looked down on the village of Swevenings.

Scales of Justice Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 1955

Seen from above like this, Swevenings resembled such a map.

Scales of Justice Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 1955

“So the Swevenings families,” he added, “tend to gravitate towards foreign parts?”

Scales of Justice Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 1955

When Viccy Phinn went into the Service, I fancy grandfather asked if he could have him with the idea of making one corner of a Zlomcefield forever Swevenings.

Scales of Justice Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 1955

“No. How long,” Lady Lacklander went on, “have you been looking after us in Swevenings, Kettle?”

Scales of Justice Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 1955

Before they returned to Swevenings, Alleyn and Fox visited Dr. Curtis in the Chyning Hospital mortuary.

Scales of Justice Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 1955

Sir James said shortly, “Both Swevenings men, of course.”

Scales of Justice Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 1955

Alleyn turned back to the title page and found that they were by Geoffrey Syce: another instance, he thought, of the way the people of Swevenings stick together, and he wondered if, twenty-six years ago, the Colonel in his regiment and the Commander in his ship had written to each other about the scaly breed and about how they should fashion their book.

Scales of Justice Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 1955

There have been no stockbroking overflows into Swevenings.

Scales of Justice Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 1955

Alleyn saw that its subject was Swevenings and that a number of lively figures had already been sketched in.

Scales of Justice Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 1955